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16:50 Newcastle

Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Handicap (Class 3)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,246
  • 2nd: £2,169
  • 3rd: £1,084
  • 4th: £543
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.73s
  • Off Time: 16:51:50
  • 13 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

Watchable

15 p DCD
14/1
  • Form 017864
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

raced wide prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, ran on

2(5)
Silk - White, emerald green epaulets, armlets and cap
10/3
  • Form 755-112
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 93

slowly away, towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach winner

3(1)
Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine,  chevrons on sleeves, pink cap
11/2
  • Form 068351
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 91

held up, wide and headway over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on

4(11)
Silk - Red, Yellow spots, sleeves and cap

Celsius (IRE)

41 h D
11/1
  • Form 828320
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

awkwardly away, towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

5(9)
Silk - White, Dark Blue striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap
11/1
  • Form 519204
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 88

in touch, headway when short of room and snatched up over 1f out, not recover

6(6)
Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

Secret Venture

250 BFD
28/1
  • Form 173/20-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

always in rear

7(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap
  • Form 99-0824
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 86

close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out

8(10)
Silk - Red, black seams, black and white striped sleeves and cap

John Kirkup

15 b D
12/1
  • Form 648312
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

10(14)
Silk - White, black sleeves, white spots, orange cap

Big Les (IRE)

54 DCD
16/1
  • Form 591394
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 82

towards rear, headway when not clear run approaching final furlong, ran on

11(2)
Silk - Royal blue, white cross belts, royal blue sleeves, pink stars and cap

Get Boosting

17 t D
12/1
  • Form 404661
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 82

raced wide keen in touch, headway to track leader halfway, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra

12(13)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
  • Form 251202
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 81

tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong

13(12)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap
25/1
  • Form 954089
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 78

keen led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and rider nearly dropped whip over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

14(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black stars, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

Birkenhead

21 pt D
10/1
  • Form 502501
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 77

in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong

9(3)
NR

El Hombre

15 CD
14/1
  • Form 587026
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 84

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Venturous returned to form with an easy win in heavy going at Doncaster with Orvar back in fourth. He’s 8lb higher today while Birkenhead beat previous dual winner Exalted Angel when scoring on the Fibresand at Southwell. Get Boosting won in a lower grade at Wolverhampton and John Kirkup also steps up in class but top weight WATCHABLE landed last year’s renewal. He’s won four times subsequently and now back on a winning mark, David O’Meara’s charge looks sure to be bang there at the finish.

Formwatch

Watchable 14-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Good Effort (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

Exalted Angel (FR) 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Birkenhead (8-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Oct.

Venturous (IRE) 6-1 (8-4) Midfield far side, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, went clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct beating Abel Handy (8-7) by 4 3/4l, 10 ran.

Celsius (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 20, 12 3/4l behind Muscika (9-2) at York 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.

Orvar (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders far side, nudged along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Venturous (8-4) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.

Secret Venture 9-2jfav (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 14 1/2l behind Fizzy Feet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.

Flippa The Strippa (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Led on rail, pushed clear 2f out, ridden and reduced lead over 1f out, headed inside final 150 yards, weakened towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Lady Of Aran (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (2) gd in Sep.

John Kirkup 7-2 (9-7) Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Zim Baby (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Big Les (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders far side of group, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Commanche Falls (9-0) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

Get Boosting 3-1fav (9-6) Keen close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Alsvinder (9-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Benefit Street (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Many A Star (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Sep.

Tanasoq (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Missed break, held up far side, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Venturous (8-4) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.

Birkenhead 10-1 (8-3) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Oct beating Exalted Angel (9-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

El Hombre 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Rock Boy Grey (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.